FOLIE-A-DEUX - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A SPECIAL CASE

We present a review of the concept's history and discuss different pos sible varieties of ''folie a deux''. Following this we report the case of a couple whose ''folie a deux'' has lasted for ten years. They hav e four of their own children and three further children from the husba nd's first marriage. Of special interest is the personality of the pro tagonists, their psychological assessment, and the so far ineffective therapeutic interventions that have been undertaken in efforts to save the children.